CLASSIC IMAGE: BEFORE THE COUNCIL!

With the news from the Supreme Chancellor indicating General Grievous's hideout planet location, Anakin Skywalker liaises with the Jedi Council, hoping to personally lead the final spectacular battle against the cowardly villain. But the fallout from his Jedi leaders' ultimate decision-making soon builds further animosity towards them in Anakin's heart and mind-set, in another important moment from EPISODE III. 

THE CLONE WARS: UNLOCKING THE PUZZLE OF WAR!

Trying to make sense of a senseless intergalactic conflict, and find and stop the dark force engineers behind it, Master Yoda is a responsible yet still enigmatic figure for the Republic, and always ready for battle despite his mostly pacifistic nature, as The Clone Wars animated series continues...

THE 'PHANTOM' AT TWENTY- ANAKIN IS TESTED

Qui-Gon Jinn strongly believes that young Anakin Skywalker is "The Chosen One" of ancient Jedi prophecy. Now tested by the venerable Master Yoda and his colleagues on the council, will the nervous boy get the chance to fulfill his destiny in that sacred order protecting the galaxy?

Coruscant sunset image art by ILM.

"I was just totally taken by the whole visual (landscape) of that world (the windows of the Jedi Temple out into the Coruscant skies), You just sit there and watch it and you go, 'Wow, this is a cool place. I wish I could see that or could walk around this city."

Samuel L. Jackson - Starburst magazine - 1999

THE 'PHANTOM' AT TWENTY: JEDI COLLECTIVE!

Oppo Rancisis (Jerome Blake) - the 'Cousin It' of the Prequels!

Though only seen as merest background glances, firstly in the Temple scenes of EPISODE I then at the finale on Naboo, the other members of the Jedi Council would regardless become extremely popular and well utilized in spin-offs like The Clone Wars animated series, as well as many Expanded Universe related comics/books released over the next twenty years, set during the Prequel time period.

Yaddle, a female established as being from the same race as the equally enigmatic Master Yoda.

Adi Gallia (Gin Clarke)

Yarael Poof.

Even Piell (Michaela Cottrell)

Eeth Koth (Hassani Shapi)

Plo koon (Alan Ruscoe).

Depa Billaba (Dipikia O'Neill Joti).

Seasee Tiin (Khan Bonfils)

THE 'PHANTOM' AT TWENTY: REPORTING TO THE JEDI COUNCIL!

His meeting with Valorum over, Qui-Gon, with Obi-Wan, now reports to his superiors at the Jedi Temple on Coruscant about the mysterious warrior intent on capturing Queen Amidala- whose identity might be related to the return of the Sith (a scenario the Jedi find incredulous to believe), and the potential vergence in the force located around a mysterious boy...

1997 quasi-religious design concept for the Jedi Council area, by Ed Natividad.

CLASSIC IMAGE: OF GRIEVOUS AND WOOKIEES!

The urgent need to capture the newly located General Grievous, and aid the Wookiees in their battles against the Separatists, are important matters discussed by the Jedi Council, in this scene from EPISODE III.

CLASSIC IMAGE: TO MOURN A JEDI...

On Naboo, the Jedi Council and that planet's distinguished members of both royalty and heroism gather to pay tribute and respect to the fallen Jedi Knight, Qui-Gon Jinn- his body now given a traditional baptism of fire, during a sombre and sad scene from EPISODE I.

CLASSIC IMAGE: IN AUDIENCE WITH YODA!

Anakin Skywalker and Qui-Gon Jinn receive the surprising news from the Jedi Council that the eager but nervous young boy from Tatooine is not to trained as a Jedi, whilst undercurrents of the Dark Side look set to be revealed on Naboo, as EPISODE I enters its final spectacular act.

STAR WARS AFICIONADO was sad to hear of the recent passing of EPISODE I's British background actor, Kan Bonfils, who played the Jedi Council member Saesee Tiin: Former Star Wars Actor Kan Bonfils Dies During Play Rehearsal

CLASSIC IMAGE: A COUNCIL DECIDES...

Anakin comes before the Jedi Council with news of the location of General Grievous, in what will soon prove to be a tense and difficult time for the young Jedi, feeling betrayed by the Order and his friend and Master, Obi-Wan Kenobi. The beginning of the end builds further in EPISODE III.

With thanks to Chris Baker for the image.